{"id":26127,"date":"2026-01-01T16:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T12:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/?p=26127"},"modified":"2026-01-06T21:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:22:18","slug":"bye-bye-2025-radio-canada-new-years-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/bye-bye-2025-radio-canada-new-years-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Bye Bye 2025: Radio-Canada&#8217;s Iconic New Year&#8217;s Show Welcomes Change and Chilly Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background: #f7fafc; padding: 15px;\">\n<p><strong>Quick Read<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Radio-Canada&#8217;s &#8216;Bye Bye 2025&#8217; airs its 50th edition on New Year&#8217;s Eve.<\/li>\n<li>The show debuts a new creative team and cast, replacing longtime director Simon-Olivier Fecteau.<\/li>\n<li>Quebec&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s festivities take place in record cold, with outdoor and indoor celebrations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the clock ticks down on 2025, Quebec prepares to bid farewell to the year with a flurry of events\u2014and a blast of Arctic air. While city squares and festivals across Montreal and Quebec City gear up for spectacular New Year\u2019s celebrations, one tradition remains a fixture inside millions of homes: Radio-Canada\u2019s annual \u2018Bye Bye\u2019 comedy revue.<\/p>\n<p>This year, revelers braving the cold\u2014temperatures dipping to -12\u00b0C in Montreal and a biting -15\u00b0C in Quebec City, according to <em>Environment Canada<\/em>\u2014face what meteorologists say could be the chilliest New Year&#8217;s Eve since 2018. Yet the spirit of festivity persists, with organizers banking on lively programming to draw crowds outdoors and indoors alike.<\/p>\n<p>In Montreal\u2019s Old Port, festivities ignite at 7:30 p.m. with the Tupi Collective spinning their signature DJ sets. The energy escalates at Quai Jacques-Cartier as Qualit\u00e9 Motel takes the stage at 9 p.m., followed by a star-studded medley featuring Patrick Watson, Kl\u00f4 Pelgag, Pierre Kwenders, and Sarahm\u00e9e from 10:30 p.m. onward. As midnight strikes, fireworks pierce the icy sky, and the party continues until 2 a.m. For those staying late, extended metro and REM services promise a safe trip home, a small comfort against the winter\u2019s bite.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Quebec City hosts the final night of the Toboggan Festival, offering a blend of family-friendly entertainment and live music. Classic films like \u2018Paw Patrol: The Movie\u2019 and \u2018Paddington 2\u2019 roll out at Place George-V, while concerts by La D\u00e9ferlance and J\u00e9r\u00f4me 50 set the tone for the evening. Later, Place de l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e-Nationale becomes the hub of excitement, with performances by Yuki B \/ Virginie B, Anabel Englund, and Frank Walker leading up to a midnight fireworks show.<\/p>\n<p>Indoors, the Videotron Centre in Quebec City promises a \u2018Party des f\u00eates\u2019 led by rocker \u00c9ric Lapointe, joined by a lineup of Quebec music stars. Yet for many, New Year\u2019s Eve means gathering around the TV for the familiar wit and satire of Radio-Canada\u2019s \u2018Bye Bye\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>This year marks a milestone: the 50th edition of \u2018Bye Bye\u2019. After nine years, director Simon-Olivier Fecteau passes the torch to a fresh team\u2014Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Chagnon, Alec Pronovost, Pascal L\u2019Heureux, and Isabelle Garneau\u2014charged with reinventing a show that\u2019s become a barometer of Quebec\u2019s pop culture and political climate. On screen, Pierre-Yves Roy-Desmarais returns as the sole veteran among a main cast full of newcomers: St\u00e9phane Rousseau, Anne Dorval, Antoine Bertrand, Katherine Levac, Virginie Fortin, Patrick Emmanuel Abellard, and Sinem Kara.<\/p>\n<p>The stakes are high. \u2018Bye Bye\u2019 is more than a comedy special\u2014it\u2019s an annual ritual, dissecting the past year with biting sketches and clever parodies. This 50th edition, with its new creative team, is watched with anticipation: Will the show preserve its unique satirical edge, or chart a new direction reflecting Quebec\u2019s evolving sensibilities?<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere on the dial, Radio-Canada\u2019s New Year\u2019s programming includes \u2018En direct du jour de l\u2019An\u2019 at 7 p.m., \u2018Infoman 2025\u2019 at 9:30 p.m., and \u2018Bye Bye 2025\u2019 at 11 p.m., cementing its place as the heartbeat of Canadian television on New Year\u2019s Eve. Meanwhile, rival channel Noovo tries something new, airing the \u2018Pestacle de fin d\u2019ann\u00e9e\u2019 at 6:30 p.m.\u2014a family-oriented retrospective featuring the popular child stars of Quebec Milk Producers commercials.<\/p>\n<p>For many Quebecers, the choice between braving the frost for fireworks or cozying up indoors for satire is a yearly dilemma. But as the curtain falls on 2025, it\u2019s clear that the traditions\u2014old and new, outdoor and televised\u2014continue to define the province\u2019s unique approach to celebration, resilience, and reflection.<\/p>\n<p><em>With \u2018Bye Bye 2025\u2019 embracing a new direction for its 50th edition, Radio-Canada signals its readiness to adapt and innovate, even as it honors a half-century of cultural commentary. The show\u2019s evolution reflects not only changing tastes but a broader shift in Quebec\u2019s identity, demonstrating that tradition and transformation can coexist\u2014especially when the world is watching.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><small>Sources: CTV News, The Canadian Press<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radio-Canada\u2019s legendary &#8216;Bye Bye&#8217; returns for its 50th edition on New Year\u2019s Eve 2025, introducing a fresh creative team and cast amid record-breaking cold and lively festivities across Quebec.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":-1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow5Nm1DA:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[39197,4836,27562,39196],"class_list":["post-26127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture","tag-bye-bye-2025","tag-new-years-eve","tag-quebec","tag-radio-canada"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/radio-canada-bye-bye.jpg","_embedded":{"wp:featuredmedia":[{"id":-1,"source_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/radio-canada-bye-bye.jpg","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26127\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}